The 8 Most Fun R-Rated Action Movies, Ranked

Action cinema has undergone a transformation over the past decade-plus, with directors embracing longer takes and a more shameless embrace of blood and gore, after the largely bloodless, quick-cut formula that produced successful franchises like Taken and The Transporter. When it comes to studio-backed films that managed to score an R-rating despite their aggressive content though, there are a select few that embody what a hooting, genre-savvy audience is looking for.